M6.0 earthquake near Akşehir, Konya

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Ak?ehir, Turkey on 15 Dec 2000, 16:44 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Akşehir, about 12 km away in Konya, Turkey.